Jamie Markus

Jamie Markus is the Associate Dean of Collections at the University of Wyoming Libraries. Jamie oversees the management of more than 10 million digital, electronic, and physical items and all depository, repository, and subscription resources; a robust library acquisitions program; and a variety of collaborative collection and resource sharing partnerships.

 

Prior to joining UW Libraries, Jamie worked at the Wyoming State Library for over 18 years, the last seven as State Librarian. He is a past president of the Western Council of State Libraries and Wyoming Library Association and has served on numerous statewide and national governing and advisory boards.

 

Education: 

• MLS, Indiana University
• BS in Liberal Studies, Montana State University–Billings
• Honorary Degree, Wind River Tribal College
   

Awards & Recognition: 

• Member of Leadership Wyoming: Class of 2024
• Director of the Outstanding Library of the Year: Wyoming Library Association, 2021
• White House Champion of Change, 2014
• Librarian of the Year: Wyoming Library Association, 2011
• Mover & Shaker: Library Journal, 2009 

 

Selected Publications & Grants: 

Wyoming Library Multi-Purpose Community Facility Program. $13,223,000; U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2023.
  

Advancing Creative Aging Through State Library Leadership. $646,000; Institute of Museum and Library Services. Partners: Lifetime Arts, CALIFA, Missouri State Library. 2021.
  

Bringing Wyoming’s Cultural Heritage to Library Patrons. $14,850; Carol McMurry Library Foundation. 2020.

Creative Aging in Libraries. $170,000; Wyoming Community Foundation and May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust. Partners: Lifetime Arts, Wyoming Arts Council. 2020.  

Libraries Lead with Digital Skills. $8,000; ALA and Google. 2020.
  

Wyoming Schools and Libraries Integrating Computer Science in Education (WYSLICE). $999,929; National Science Foundation. Partner: University of Wyoming. 2019.

Wyoming Digital Newspaper Project. $208,713; National Endowment for the Humanities. Partner: University of Wyoming. 2019.